Facial wrinkle remover and preventer



April 6, 1937. M. A. STELFOX FACIAL WRINKLE REMOVER AND PREVENTER Filed July 10, 1955 M40250 /i.57'LFO Patented Apr. 6 1937 UNITED STATES FACIAL WRINKLE. REMOVER AND PRE- VENTER Mildred A. Stelfox, Baltimore, Md.

Application July 10,

1 Claim.

This invention refers to a novel arrangement and device for eliminating wrinkles from the face and features and has among its objects to provide a device that will be natural in effect;

5 which will be an effective aid to the attractiveness of the individual; which will remain properly positioned, have materials adaptable to the human flesh, and many other valuable objects that will become apparent as the invention is more fully set forth.

The device consists in general of a basic foundation of skin on which hair is mounted and attached with a suitable adhesive. The hair is arranged to cross the skin foundation and greatly reinforce it in strength. A clip is provided in conjunction with the foundation so as to enable the latter to be supported on the body of the ear of the individual. A resilient string is provided to hold the foundations supported over the head and concealed under the coiffure. With this arrangement, the skin base adapts itself to the skin of the individual in many natural ways and prevents irritation that can be caused by fabrics. The tension for eliminating the wrinkles on the features is brought about in the most desirable manner and is positively held in the position selected through the use of the ear clips. The use of hair hides the skin substantially and by its criss-crossing greatly 0 strengthens the material while giving the whole device a very natural appearance.

In the drawing which illustrates by way of example, an embodiment of this invention:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the device embodying this invention mounted in place on an individual, and showing other side ready to be attached.

Figure 2 is a perspective shown in Figure 1.

Similar reference characters refer to similar parts throughout the drawing.

A skin-base foundation of member I shown in the drawing is preferably manufactured from animal skin treated suitably with a preservative 45 that does not injure its flexibility. It has its sides 2 curved slightly as indicated to add to its natural appearance when used on the face detail of the device 3 of an individual, the curves of the sides 2 are concavely bent towards the central portion of 0 the member. It has a flexible resilient cord 4 attached on its top side for enabling the foundation I to be held in tension on the head and concealed under the hair. At one side portion 8 of each foundation, a curved clip 5 is attached 55 and serves to engag over the ear of the indi- 1935, Serial No. 30,756

vidual. Hairs 6 are attached to the exterior surface of the foundation and curved as indicated to provide for a natural appearance and for strengthening it against being torn. The skin foundation has the special feature of being colorable to suit any natural color condition of the user.

The general method of attachment to the person is indicated in the drawing. The skin foundation is treated with adhesive to permit it to be fastened to the skin of the individual and has four depressions 1 formed on its inner surface for providing a vacuum effect. When the device is mounted, the clips on the foundation keep them positively in position so that even if the foundations did get loose they would not fall embarrassingly down across the face of the user, an important feature to the latter. The curvature of the clips conforms with the arrangement of the hair on the foundations and if properly colored are entirely unnoticeable.

The hair-like clips 5 curve over the ear body and hold back on the foundations, which have a tendency to move forward under the skin pull of the face. This pull-forward of the skin is particularly existent where the muscles of the skin become paralyzed and gives an unnatural distortion to the face. These clips thus serve for the purpose of holding the foundations to the rear of the face and of keeping the skin and flesh taut in a transverse direction. The head cord 4 keeps an upward vertical stress on the skin and flesh and thus keeps same from having folds on the lower and jaw portions of the face. This affords a double tension action which makes the device particularly desirable in its effects and to the wishes of the user. The depressions or vacuum cups, in being spaced apart and small, and providing open spaces not in actual contact with the skin avoids impeding the circulation of the blood under the skin to a noticeable degree. spicuous large white space which a flat piece of sticking plaster makes on the skin, without this provision. The reinforcing hairs that are crisscrossed on the foundations, serve to prevent the foundation elements being torn and distorted. They also give a natural appearance and movement as they and the hairs are alike. The reinforcing hairs will move with the various twistings and distensions of the foundations as the face muscles, etc. move. The curved peripheral lines of the foundations serve to make them inconspicuous and avoid an unnatural straight line appearance. The location of the foundation is It does not leave the consuch as to require particular ingenuity to conceal it and avoid embarrassing disclosure. This is a matter of immeasurable importance to the user, and sufficient to sway her decision as to whether to use the device or not.

While but one form of the invention is shown in the drawing, it is not desired to limit this application for patent to this particular form, or in any other way, otherwise than limited 'by the prior art, as it is appreciated that other forms of construction might be used that would employ the same principles and come within the scope of the appended claim. Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is:-

A facial wrinkle remover and preventer comprising in combination a pair of facial foundations made of skin-like material coated with an adhesive to permit them to be fastened to the skin of an individual adjacent to and in front of the ear and having a plurality of depressions formed on their skin-contacting surfaces, spaced substantially from each other, a plurality of criss-crossed hairs on the foundations for reinforcing and covering same, a flexible head cord having its ends secured to said foundations for positioning the foundations under vertical tension on the face, and clips of relatively thin wire secured to each foundation and adapted to hook over the ears of the user.

MILDRED A. STELFOX. 

